The scheme forms part of the 344-hectare extension to DIRFT III – enabling up to 850m long trains to carry freight in and out of the logistic park – and comprises significant earthworks, 79,000m2 concrete terminal slab, 9km rail track networked to the existing terminal and the West Coast Mainline, and three complex bridges.
At a glance
- Project value: £29m
- Client: Prologis UK
- Architect: Stephen George & Partners
- Engineer: RPS Engineering / Bonner Rail / Stantec
- Programme: 80 weeks
- Completion: January 2022
The Intermodal Rail Freight Terminal comprises a five track siding and a vast storage yard. The terminal is connected to the existing terminal and the West Coast Mainline, which traverses the A5 trunk road and a water course. In addition to these two bridges, the construction of a third structure will ensure pedestrians and cyclists have continued access over the new railway lines via a bridleway.
Winvic delivered a number of scheme elements:
- 9km of rail track
- 1600m of embedded rail
- Five-track, 800m long siding
- Rail Traverser installation to move trains perpendicularly from one track to the next
- Rail Terminal Building
- 5km of rail troughing and ducting
- 21,000m3 of ballast
- Over 10km fencing and barriers
- 2,500m of drainage
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9km of rail track
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79,000m2 concrete terminal slab
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3 bridges
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